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my file system says it is ful and wont let me open my web browser how can i fix this?

Asked by paulmegeath

when i start up the computer it says file sysuem full, the only thing it will not let me do in open my web browser

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paulmegeath (paul-megeath13) said : 		#1

everything else works fine and is not running slow

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Florian Diesch (diesch) said : 		#2

Please open a Terminal, type
 df -h
 df -i
and post its output. It shows how full your file systems are.

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paulmegeath (paul-megeath13) said : 		#3

how do i open a terminal

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nhasian (nhasian) said : 		#4

In time the local repository can grow and occupy a lot of disk space. Fortunately, APT provides tools for managing its local repository: apt-get's clean and autoclean methods.

apt-get clean removes everything except lock files from /var/cache/apt/archives/ and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/. Thus, if you need to reinstall a package APT should retrieve it again.

apt-get autoclean removes only package files that can no longer be downloaded.

open up a terminal and type:

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoclean

that should free up some disk space

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Best nhasian (nhasian) said : 		#5

sorry i missed your question. to open a terminal go to Applications->Accessories->Terminal. get used to that, the terminal is your best friend in linux :)

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paulmegeath (paul-megeath13) said : 		#6

thank you for the help it worked